Finnish telecommunications company Elisa, has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions. The first person to use the 5G network was Anne Berner, Minister of Transport and Communications, who made a video call to Kadri Simson, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure in […]
To drive McDelivery orders this World Cup season, McDonald’s, OMD Hong Kong and Google have come together to reach excited football fans when they are most hungry. Through the market-first application of Google’s Real-Time Trigger with a Data Management Platform (DMP), McDonald’s can anticipate the “hungry moments” during matches ahead of the competition and entice […]
Unsurprisingly, the talk of the town at London Tech Week (LTW) was artificial intelligence. The breakthroughs happening in AI just now are surely the most powerful in emerging tech, and it has the potential to not only change the way we work and live but also our concept of where tech ends, and humanity begins. […]
Teads, the inventor of outstream video and the No. 1 video advertising marketplace in the world, showcased the first public demo of its new inRead AR ad format. The new format was revealed at the Cannes Lions Innovation Festival via two demos created for Burger King and Ray Ban. inRead AR will be available through Teads […]
Oath, a Verizon subsidiary, kicks off the Cannes Lions Festival with new opportunities for brands to engage with consumers through extended reality (XR) ad experiences. Combining the art of brand building and the science of data, new 3D ad formats and first-in-market programmatic VR ads represent the company’s latest premium ad innovation for consumers to […]
Ever thought about contributing to humanitarian causes and helping people change the world from a simple screensaver? It sounds easy – and it really is! Change.org, the world’s largest petition platform, and TracyLocke Brazil, part of Omnicom Group shopper marketing agencies, have created The Mining Screensaver, a screensaver that, once installed, uses computers to […]
Alexa helps you look your best with Echo Look, a first-of-its-kind Echo device with a hands-free depth-sensing camera, built-in LED lighting, and computer vision-based background blur to make your outfits pop. Simply say, “Alexa, take a photo” or “Alexa, take a video” to get a share-worthy shot of your look, no smartphone camera or […]
Telekom Romania, one of the country’s three biggest telco brands, is bursting millennials’ so-called filter bubbles with a groundbreaking campaign called ‘Swap de vloggeri’ or ‘Vloggers’ Swap’. Using data insights to identify the delineated audiences of the country’s most influential vloggers, the campaign centers on a surprise switch, seeing popular YouTube channel hosts swap places […]
Bouygues Telecom, one of the top French Internet Service Providers, launched a new service, “Guaranteed Internet”: an ensured internet access for its subscribers, even when their connection is down, thanks to a 4G mobile hotspot router. But here’s the thing. Not everyone is a Bouygues client. So, for all those that have not yet subscribed […]
The results from a recent study published today by field marketing agency Gekko entitled ‘Smart Home Shopper’ reveals that more than half of Brits have purchased smart technology for their homes – but have little idea how to use it. The study which investigated smart home purchasing behaviour found that 56 percent of adults have […]